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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was beyond pleasantly surprised by this book! When I started reading I honestly didn’t expect much, as the plot seemed to promise to be similar to a lot of other books I have read. But I immediately got hooked on the story, especially since I really enjoyed the writing style. The FMC is one force to be reckoned with and I loved that so much! She really knows what she wants and is willing to give everything for it. Even though this was repeated quite often in the book (that becoming a warrior is her dream) it wasn’t annoying as it just underlined how important it was to the FMC. As for the MMC, I have mixed feelings. It felt like his broodiness and his not wanting to help others become warriors was just a trope to make the love story more interesting and tense, but since his tempers weren’t consistent and he (much too soon in my opinion) was suddenly gentle and kind it just kinda gave an off vibe of his character. Nothing seemed to be consistent, much less understandable. I felt like there was no actual reason behind his behavior in the beginning which just made it weird. Also, his feelings for the FMC grew much too fast for them having had such little contract. I get that he was fascinated by her but no way somebody falls that hard that fast? Idk, seemed kinda hard to believe.
Also, the ending was very rushed and a lot of things were happening so fast there was no good explanation as to why they happened. >spoiler< For example, the Guild Master completely ignoring the fact that there was a shadow wrath in the forest and instead only focusing on Thea and that she had to be Wilders responsibility. Who cares wether he believed Thea was the one who slayed the wrath, she still had a token and deserved his respect. It felt like the author just needed a reason as to why Thea had to become wilders apprentice. >spoiler<
But besides that I really really liked the book and am excited for the next one!
Also, the ending was very rushed and a lot of things were happening so fast there was no good explanation as to why they happened. >spoiler< For example, the Guild Master completely ignoring the fact that there was a shadow wrath in the forest and instead only focusing on Thea and that she had to be Wilders responsibility. Who cares wether he believed Thea was the one who slayed the wrath, she still had a token and deserved his respect. It felt like the author just needed a reason as to why Thea had to become wilders apprentice. >spoiler<
But besides that I really really liked the book and am excited for the next one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3 stars ⭐️ nothing crazy idk will prob read second one if i’m in the mood for it but i feel like it was kinda missing something?? better than i expected it to be tho for sure
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Man this first 75% of this book was slowwwww for me. I just could not get into it. I normally listen to all of my audiobooks at the normal speed but I had to speed this one up, the female narrator just spoke way to slowly and I think it affected how I was feeling about the book. I did really enjoy the last 25% but I think the author just waited to long to start talking about who and what Thea could be. I haven’t decided yet if I will continue with the series m.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes